2025
Prevalence, Awareness, and Factors Associated with Hypertension Among Adults in Rural Southwestern Uganda: A Baseline Survey
Kansiime G, Nuwagira E, Obwoya P, Baluku J, Kanyesigye M, Twesiime C, Ssebutinde P, Muhindo R, Muyingo A, Kananura K, Tusingwire P, Atukunda E, Kalyesubula R, Bajunirwe F, Muiru A. Prevalence, Awareness, and Factors Associated with Hypertension Among Adults in Rural Southwestern Uganda: A Baseline Survey. International Journal Of General Medicine 2025, 18: 3289-3300. PMID: 40575767, PMCID: PMC12199733, DOI: 10.2147/ijgm.s522911.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFactors associated with hypertensionRural southwestern UgandaSouthwestern UgandaBaseline surveyWHO STEPS questionnaireServings of fruitsCommunity health workersPhysically active populationFactors of hypertensionBlood pressureRisk factorsRural sub-Saharan AfricaSTEPS questionnaireLifestyle behaviorsPhysical activityHealth workersHypertension prevalenceTargeted interventionsMbarara districtResearch assistantsPreventable deathsAntihypertensive useLogistic regressionSub-Saharan AfricaRural communities
2022
Rural Residence and Antihypertensive Medication Use in US Stroke Survivors
Tran PM, Tran LT, Zhu C, Chang T, Powers IP, Goldstein LB, Lichtman JH. Rural Residence and Antihypertensive Medication Use in US Stroke Survivors. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2022, 11: e026678. PMID: 35862140, PMCID: PMC9375512, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.122.026678.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUS stroke survivorsAntihypertensive medication useAntihypertensive useStroke survivorsLifestyle characteristicsMedication useBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System surveyUrban residenceSurvey-weighted logistic regressionRural stroke survivorsSurvey-weighted prevalenceHigh smoking prevalenceRecurrent strokeHypertension prevalenceSmoking prevalenceRural residentsRural residenceHypertensionReported historyLogistic regressionSurvivorsGeographic disparitiesSystem surveyPrevalenceSignificant increase
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